rudaad-e-shab-e-gham yuun Dartaa huun sunaane se — Danish Aligarhi

zarre zarre mein mahak pyaar ki Daali jaae
bu taassub ki har ik dil se nikaali jaae

muskuraa kar un kaa milnaa aur bichhaDnaa ruuTh kar
bas yahi do lafz ik din daastaan ho jaaeinge

gar tarannum par hi 'daanish' munhasir hai shaairi
phir to duniyaa bhar ke shaair naghma-khvaan ho jaaeinge

aakhiri vaqt talak saath andheron ne diyaa
raas aate nahin duniyaa ke ujaale mujh ko

tere firaaq ne ki zindagi ataa mujh ko
teraa visaal jo miltaa to mar gayaa hotaa

ho ke majbur ye bachchon ko sabaq denaa hai
ab qalam chhoD ke talvaar uThaa li jaae

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

kis tarah 'amaanat' na rahun gham se main dil-gir
aankhon mein phiraa karti hai ustaad ki surat

un ki tamannaa meri koshish baaham vaade aur qasmein
kuchh meri taqdir ke sadqe baaqi sab haalaat ke naam

dard aisaa diyaa ehsaas-e-vafaa ne ham ko
na davaa ne hi shifaa di na duaa ne ham ko